Video: Merida Coronated As The Eleventh Disney Princess; 'Brave' Director Unhappy With Redesign

Video: Merida Coronated As The Eleventh Disney Princess; ‘Brave’ Director Unhappy With Redesign The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida rolled out the red carpet this weekend as they coronated Merida, the star of Pixar’sBrave, as the11th official Disney princess. It was a lavish occasion and video of the event is now online. While this universal acceptance into the Disney’s canon should be reason to celebrate, the character’s creator isn’t happy....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Tara Norman

Wes Craven's New Killer Revealed

Wes Craven’s New Killer Revealed Wes Craven’s next thriller, and the first that he’s written himself sinceNew Nightmare, has settled on the titleMy Soul to Take. I first heard of it by the name ofBug, then it was25/8– as in 24/7 but one louder. After the break, there’s a picture of the film’s evil killer and, apparently, this image is something of a spoiler. Click on at your own peril....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Heather Lloyd

When Hunt For The Wilderpeople Hit Bad Weather, Taika Waititi Knew Just What To Do

When Hunt For The Wilderpeople Hit Bad Weather, Taika Waititi Knew Just What To Do Taika Waititi’s adventure-comedy"Hunt for the Wilderpeople"is a movie full of inspired directorial choices that showcase the multi-hyphenate’s skills, many of which he would use to great effect in 2017’s"Thor: Ragnarok"(which came out one year after “Wilderpeople”). Yet, of the many playful touches in the film — like a montage set to Nina Simone’s classic song “Sinnerman” that uses whip-pans and wipes to shift nimbly from one shot to the next — there was one that really stuck out to me on a recent viewing....

August 10, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Barbara Graves

Why Does The Actor Who Plays Javi In Ozark Season 4 Look Familiar?

Why Does The Actor Who Plays Javi In Ozark Season 4 Look Familiar? Note: this article containsspoilersfor the first season of “Ozark.” Since it premiered on Netflix in 2017, “Ozark” has developed a pattern of trading one Mexican drug cartel boss for another as it follows the money-laundering exploits of Marty and Wendy Byrde, played by Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, respectively. In the show’s first season, Marty was beholden to Camino Del Rio (Esai Morales), the original lieutenant who knelt him down and was about to blow his brains out before Marty managed to talk his way out of it, the way he so often does....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Jose Stafford

'Allen V. Farrow' Trailer: A Four-Part Docuseries Investigates The Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Woody Allen

‘Allen V. Farrow’ Trailer: A Four-Part Docuseries Investigates The Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Woody Allen The controversial and disturbing sexual abuse allegations against directorWoody Allenare the subject ofAllen v. Farrow, a new four-part HBO documentery series from investigative filmmakersKirby Dick&Amy ZieringandAmy Herdy. In the 1990s, Allen was accused of sexually molesting his adopted daughter,Dyaln Farrow, daughter of actressMia Farrow. Allen has long denied the allegations, and the Connecticut State’s Attorney investigated the allegation but did not press charges....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 553 words · Karen Williams

'Batman: Hush' Leads DC's 2019 Slate Of Animated Movies

‘Batman: Hush’ Leads DC’s 2019 Slate Of Animated Movies One of the most popularBatmanstories is finally getting an adaptation.Batman: Hush, the game-changing comic book series created byJeph LoebandJim Leein 2002 and 2003, will be receiving the animated movie treatment as a DC Universe Original Movie. And it will be one of four DC animated movies coming direct to video next year. Warner Bros. Entertainment announced its 2019 slate of animated movies coming direct to video, including the long-overdue adaptation ofBatman: Hush....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Miguel Hill

'Crazy Rich Asians' Flops In China, While 'Ralph Breaks The Internet' Holds No. 1 At The Domestic Box Office

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Flops In China, While ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Holds No. 1 At The Domestic Box Office Crazy Rich Asiansfinally made its premiere in the second biggest movie market in the world, but sadly, China wasn’t crazy about the rom-com phenomenon. ThoughCrazy Rich Asiansbecame a summer hit Stateside, raking in more than $173 million at the U.S. box office, it would be lucky to score more than $1 million in its opening weekend in China....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Jill Hernandez

'Friends From College' Season 2 Trailer Doesn't Want To Fall Back On Destructive Habits

‘Friends From College’ Season 2 Trailer Doesn’t Want To Fall Back On Destructive Habits Those wackyFriends From Collegeare back with a second season of a show I didn’t even know existed! The amount of original content on Netflix has become staggering, to the point where it’s hard to keep track of it all. But this series boasts a highly impressive cast, so it’s likely worth checking out. The series focuses on a group of friends from Harvard played byKeegan-Michael Key(Ethan),Cobie Smulders(Lisa),Annie Parisse(Sam),Nat Faxon(Nick),Fred Savage(Max) andJae Suh Park(Marianne), who are “facing down their forties....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Valerie Pena

'I Saw The Light' Trailer: Give A Rousing Welcome To Tom Hiddleston As Hank Williams

‘I Saw The Light’ Trailer: Give A Rousing Welcome To Tom Hiddleston As Hank Williams After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, the biopicI Saw the Lightabout country singer Hank Williams was supposed to be released Thanksgiving weekend. But back in October, themovie was pushed back to a spring 2016release, with a crowded awards season andTom Hiddleston’s busy schedule cited as the primary reasons for the delay....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Craig Murphy

'Jack Reacher' International Trailer Suggests Tom Cruise's Own Version Of 'Drive'

‘Jack Reacher’ International Trailer Suggests Tom Cruise’s Own Version Of ‘Drive’ A Russian version of the teaser trailer forChristopher McQuarrie’sJack Reacherhas come online, and it marks the first good look most of us have had at the film.Tom Cruisestars asLee Child’s fan-favorite hero Jack Reacher. He’s a former military policeman who lives out his post-Army career as an itinerant who has a tendency to get drawn into violent, weird situations as he explores America....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Brittney Nguyen

'King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword' Featurette: Jude Law Is Hungry For More Power

‘King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword’ Featurette: Jude Law Is Hungry For More Power Initially scheduled to come out almost ten months ago,Guy Ritchie’sKing Arthur: Legend of the Swordfinally opens in theaters this Friday. Unfortunately, it’s going up againstGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2without the most promising buzz. Early reviews haven’t been kind to the film, and box-office analysts don’t see it going beyond $25 million this weekend. It is the new movie from Guy Ritchie, though, whose name, reviews be damned, is enough to get some of us to the theater....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Scott Bell

'Latchkey Kids' Comedy Will Team Up 'Eighth Grade' Star Elsie Fisher And 'Minari' Scene Stealer Alan S. Kim

‘Latchkey Kids’ Comedy Will Team Up ‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher And ‘Minari’ Scene Stealer Alan S. Kim Elsie Fisherdelivered a wonderful breakout performance in the indie coming-of-age comedyEighth Gradeback in 2018. In 2020, youngAlan S. Kimgave an adorable performance as the seven-year old son David in the buzzed about family dramaMinari. Now the two A24 stars will be teaming up for a new dark comedy calledLatchkey Kids.Varietyhas news onLatchkey Kidscast bringing in Elsie Fisher and Alan S....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Christina Fox

'Magic Magic' Review: Michael Cera Pushes Juno Temple Into Madness [Sundance 2013]

‘Magic Magic’ Review: Michael Cera Pushes Juno Temple Into Madness [Sundance 2013] Magic Magicis the second of two Sundance 2013 films from writer/directorSebastián Silvaand starMichael Cera. This is the one that features Cera performing much of his dialogue — quite credibly, I believe — in Spanish. But Cera isn’t actually the lead here. That role belongs toJuno Temple, who very impressivly plays a young woman who goes completely out of her mind while visiting a cousin in Chile....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Ruben Murillo